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Re:How the World’s Richest Country Ran Out of Face Masks by dominotw on Wednesday March 25, 2020 @10:47AM (#22685019)
> private institutions have been optimized to extract profits

Where are the private institutions trying to extract profit from selling facemasks. I cannot find one at any price.

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Re:How the World’s Richest Country Ran Out of Face Masks by amiga_500 on Wednesday March 25, 2020 @10:59AM (#22685132)
The private company outsourced production last year to extract more profit.
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Re:How the World’s Richest Country Ran Out of Face Masks by lopmotr on Wednesday March 25, 2020 @11:15AM (#22685336)
They're not allowed to operate. In a more free market, masks would be available but at a higher price. Here's a shop that was required to stop selling masks because its price was too high: https://www.macombdaily.com/news/local/warren-company-accuse...
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